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	<title>Kim Jacobson &#8211; Cemetery Symbolism</title>
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		<title>Early New England Stonecutters&#8211;Soule Family</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Sep 2026 16:03:50 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Soule family of stonecutters left behind some of the most distinctive imagery in New England’s 18th and early 19th century graveyards. Their ]]></description>
		
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		<title>Story Stones: Beads and Bangles, Pebbles and Pennies</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Sep 2026 16:02:38 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Many people pay tribute to a deceased person by placing memorabilia on their grave as a symbol of respect and support. The most ]]></description>
		
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		<title>Story Stones: Force of Nature</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 20:22:53 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The gravestone’s stories in this section—literal and allegorical—capture forces beyond human control. A tree falling, a raging storm, a flood, a lightning strike ]]></description>
		
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		<title>Story Stones: Accident Prone</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kim Jacobson]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 11:43:46 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Accidents tend to be the most explicit of the Story Stone types. Why would someone feel the need to immortalize their loved one ]]></description>
		
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		<title>Woodlawn Cemetery, Detroit, Michigan</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 18:35:28 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Woodlawn Cemetery is truly a park-like setting with a walk-through history.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Early New England Stonecutters–George Allen Sr.</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kim Jacobson]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 13:32:30 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[George Allen Sr. (1696-1774) was described as a &#8220;New England Master of Gravestone Carving.&#8221; Allen lived and worked in Rehoboth, Massachusetts and is ]]></description>
		
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		<title>Early New England Stonecutters&#8211;John Stevens</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kim Jacobson]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2026 18:45:31 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[John Stevens John Stevens founded his stone carving business on Thames Street in Newport, Rhode Island in 1705 having previously operated in the ]]></description>
		
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		<title>New Orleans Cemetery Highlights</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kim Jacobson]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2026 16:27:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Cypress Grove Cemetery]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s fun to visit New Orleans cemeteries with their unique architecture&#8211;most of the tombs are above ground due to the high water level. ]]></description>
		
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		<title>Archangels and Angels of Faith, Hope, Mercy and Religion</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kim Jacobson]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 14:51:46 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The combination of Faith, Hope, Mercy, and Religion appears in classical cemetery architecture and monument design, where they are personified as allegorical figures ]]></description>
		
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		<title>Early New England Stonecutters</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kim Jacobson]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2026 14:59:23 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[New England, and in particular the Boston area, boasted some of the finest gravestone carvers of the era and to this day. Seventeenth ]]></description>
		
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